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Reference numberNLB/19/410
Alternative reference numberNLB/19 p242
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Captain William de Wiveleslie Abney, Rathmore Lodge, Bolton Gardens South, Earl's Court, S.W.
Date25 September 1899
DescriptionMr [Joseph Ernest] Petavel's paper on standards of light has been in Abney's hands for report [as referee] since 1 August. As the paper is to go to another referee, Harrison asks for the paper and a report on it, to be returned at an early date.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6454Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920)1843 - 1920
NA8267Petavel; Sir; Joseph Ernest (1873 - 1936); engineer and physicist1873 - 1936
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